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Coast Guard (U.S.) (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | The Coast Guard is and always has been, a federal law enforcement agency, with authority to enforce or assist in the enforcement of all federal laws on the high seas and waters over which the Unites States has jurisdiction. |
 | | Coast Guard officers and petty officers are authorized to make arrests for any offense against the United States, carry firearms, and board, examine, inspect, search and seize any vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. |
 | | The Coast Guard's law enforcement authority and mission is also the reason it is an agency within the Department of Transportation, while the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force are all within the Defense Department. |
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